Chapter 397 Industry Association
Since he managed to rescue the three Magic Mosquito eggs in ti, and found that their vitality was still stable, Ding Ning was finally relieved.
He turned around and said to Halidan, apologetically, “Third Brother, I destroyed your beeswax in an ergency, I will compensate you when I co back.”
“What are you talking about? It’s only a piece of beeswax. It’s nothing important, so don’t ntion it anymore.”
Halidan waved his hand indifferently. For him, the beeswax was just a plaything, and it was not a big deal that it had been destroyed.
But Ding Ning did not want to end it in this way, and he took out a charm made of red coral. “Third Brother, I will compensate you with this.”
“This is a magic weapon!”
Bai Qing suddenly opened his eyes wide, and shrieked.
Halidan was all set to reject the gift, but he took it when he heard what Bai Qing said. “This is what Fourth Brother has given to , you should not think about taking it.”
“You are so an. I just want to take a look. Can’t I take a look?”
Bai Qing stared intently at the charm, drooling with envy. He had t many so-called masters, but none of the magic weapons they made was comparable to Halidan’s charm, in purity and density.
“Is this really a magic weapon? Fourth Brother, can this make one’s eyes brighter and one’s mind clearer?”
Halidan was so happy as he asked Ding Ning, with a beaming face.
Seeing that Bai Qing and Prince Hengli were staring at him in anticipation, Ding Ning laughed inwardly and explained, “This is a Talisman Charm. You should wear it and never take it off because its function is to make you calm and strong, and can drive away all evil powers. If you encounter a situation whereby soone like the previous Gu master wants to put the Gu in you again, the charm will start working automatically and drive away the Gu insect, and the Gu master will also be hurt by his own magic.”
“Great, with this Talisman Charm, I will never need to worry about being murdered, again.”
Halidan clutched the Talisman Charm tightly in surprise, and put it around his neck happily. Since Zhai Fang had put the Gu in him before, he had beco quite afraid of dark magic. Now with the Talisman Charm, he felt completely relieved.
“Fourth Brother, anyway, I am still the Big Brother, you can’t be so partial.”
Like a young wife who had been bullied, Prince Hengli looked at Ding Ning in resentnt, as he spoke awkwardly in the Shenzhou language.
“Right, anyway, I am your second brother, and you can’t favor one more than another.”
Bai Qing had to dismiss his nonchalant attitude as he looked at Ding Ning in anticipation and said this.
Ding Ning thought it was so funny. When he took out the charm, he had foreseen that such a reaction would occur, so how could he favor one more than another.
He said in his mind, “Sorry, Nuonuo, Xiaoyao, and Yanran. I have to give the Talisman Charms I made for you to them first, but I will make new ones for you when I go back.”
After returning Hengli’s jade piece, he took out two more Talisman Charms, gave one to each of them, and said sulkily, “These are for you. One person, one piece. Take them.”
“Haha, I also have a Talisman Charm.”
Prince Hengli was overjoyed, held the Talisman Charm, and smiled till his eyes narrowed into slits.
Bai Qing’s eyes glinted in surprise, and he praised, “Fourth Brother, your gifts are quite expensive. I guess these red coral are the best and really priceless.”
Ding Ning did not comnt and only smiled indifferently, but he said in his mind, “You are wrong. The best red coral is not 1/10,000 as precious as my mutated red coral.”
In Ding Ning’s eyes, the mutated red coral was the real priceless treasure. Since it could be used as an anti-rejection drug, it was much more valuable than the best red coral.
“I won’t take any of your stuff without paynt, but I guess you are not short of money. Let’s do it this way: Take this card, and when you show it at any of my family’s businesses, you will not be charged for anything you want.”
After thinking for a short while, Bai Qing took out a platinum card and handed it to Ding Ning, but when he found that Ding Ning was all ready to refuse, he said seriously, “If you don’t accept it, that would an that you are looking down on .”
“Well, let keep it.”
Ding Ning knew that what a person like Bai Qing was afraid of most was owing sobody sothing, but when he thought that even if he accepted the card, he could choose not to show it at his family’s businesses, so he accepted it directly.
“That’s the right decision!”
Bai Qing looked at his watch and clapped his hands. “It’s auction ti, and I have to go and watch it. Do you all want to take a look?”
“I do want to go, but it does not seem right for to go. If I am recognized, the publicity will not be good for our royal family.”
Prince Hengli said this a little gloomily.
“Right, I joined our Alianqiu Business Delegation secretly, in order to co to Shenzhou to see the doctor. If I am recognized, it will not be good, either.”
Halidan wanted to take a look because he had been lying low for so long, but thinking of his special status, he had to refuse regretfully.
Ding Ning thought about it and said with a small smile, “This is just a piece of cake. As long as no one recognizes you, it will not be a problem.”
“You have a plan?”
Hengli’s eyes glinted, and he looked at Ding Ning, hoping to have a try. It seed that this guy could not keep quiet, either.
“It is just a small matter. There is a unique skill called transfiguration in our Shenzhou state. Now, let change your appearances.”
Any observant person would still be able to find many flaws in the transfiguration if he were to look closely, but now for Halidan and Hengli, this was the most suitable way, because no one knew that the two princes were already in Shenzhou. In addition, no one would think that the two guys would change their appearances.
Ten minutes later, Hengli and Halidan stared at each other, shouting in surprise at the sa ti, “Shenzhou is really fantastic. This is brilliant.”
Bai Qing only smiled, but did not utter a word. With his identity, he also had many employees who knew the art of transfiguration. Although Ding Ning’s transfiguration was a little better, his acquaintances might still find so flaws in it.
Prince Hengli’s brown curly hair beca straight and black, his blue eyes turned black, his face which sowhat resembled a baby’s, beca a little longer, and the distance between his eyebrows had also been widened. He looked like soone who was of a mixed race.
And it was even easier to transform Halidan. Since Alabo people and Shenzhou people did not differ largely in appearance, he seed to have changed into another person rely by dressing casually.
When they left the room, even Ha No. 1 and the other three bodyguards did not recognize their princes and looked at them with confusion. “When did these outsiders go into the room? How co we were not aware of that?”
After Halidan’s explanation, the four bodyguards suddenly understood and looked at Ding Ning in amazent. They travelled from country to country all the ti, and had heard of transfiguration, but they had never really seen it. Now, they finally witnessed it firsthand.
Ding Ning did not want to attract the attention of the others, so he went downstairs first, and joined the wine party to look for his sister.
Soon, Ding Dianlie, who looked very conspicuous in a black dress, caught his eyes. The corner of his mouth curved and he was about to greet her, when his face suddenly beca dark with anger.
Ding Qianlie nearly exploded due to her mounting anger. She knew the big-nose Yingguo man liked her, but since she had been pursued countless tis by others, she was confident that she could deal with it by using so smart strategies. She would not allow William to defile her, and would reach the goal of securing the loan.
But she never expected that although she was the Chairwoman of Longteng Group, William still boldly collaborated with the senior managers from the different banks and the wealthy local businessn, to get her to drink in turn, by using all kinds of excuses. The evil idea was so disgusting.
“I have heard that the Chairwoman Ding of Longteng Group is not only beautiful, but is also a renowned business goddess in Ninghai. Unfortunately, she always stays at ho and does not like showing up in public, so it’s hard for , Zhu Chang’an, to catch a glimpse of her beautiful face.”
A pot-bellied, bald, middle-aged man carried a cup of wine and said unhappily, “No matter what, our eting is predestined. I think Chairwoman Ding will honor .”
“General Manager Zhu, I’m sorry, I’m not good at drinking, and I can’t drink anymore.”
Ding Qianlie’s cheeks turned pink, and she declined politely.
“Chairwoman Ding, this is your fault. General Manager Zhu is the Vice-chairman of our Ninghai Real Estate Industry Association. If you don’t drink when he toasts you in person, wouldn’t he be losing face?”
Dressed in a branded outfit, a short, skinny, pompous-looking boss chided her unhappily.
“Right. Longteng Group is developing fast, but it is still in Ninghai. Chairwoman Ding, if you offend Chairman Zhu, that will not be good.”
A middle-aged man, who was dressed like a successful person, seed to be coaxing her kindly, but anyone could hear the underlying threat in his words.
“Chairwoman Ding, I have introduced a group of business partners to you. If you don’t accord such an honor, I won’t be able to face the others.”
Pride appeared and vanished in the eyes of the hook-nosed William. Ding Qianlie was the woman whom he wanted to bed at first sight. When all the banks in Ninghai refused her application, he pretended to help her by giving her a loan, but he had never given her the final confirmation, because he had been waiting for her to submit and allow him to do whatever he wanted to her.
These businessn were all top real estate bosses in Ninghai. After Hongda Real Estate was investigated into and went bankrupt, they wanted to share so profits from the Fuxing Road Old Area, but they were ruthlessly rejected by Ding Qianlie, Now they worked together to make a scene, forcing Ding Qianlie to submit.
They had reached an agreent with William. After bedding Ding Qianlie, William would give her a loan according to the agreent, but the condition was that the developnt of the Fuxing Road Old Area must be subcontracted to them, with a subcontract signed under their conditions.
They dared to do this confidently, because their actions had the support of the fatty Zhu Chang’an, who was not only the Vice-chairman of Ninghai Real Estate Industry Association, but also the brother-in-law of the Vice-director of Ninghai Municipal Construction Committee. With this backer, he enjoyed an extrely high prestige among the Ninghai real estate businesspeople, and not many people dared to turn him down.
Helplessness appeared and vanished from Ding Qianlie’s eyes. Although the team mbers of Longteng Group were all industry elites that she had invited from abroad and were qualified in corporate managent and personal abilities, they also had great disadvantages: They were too young and too arrogant; most of them had received a Western education, and had no knowledge of the situation of Shenzhou, and they stressed high efficiency in doing anything. They were impersonal, and turned up their noses more at the table manners of Shenzhou, think that it was a waste of ti and life.
Thus, they would involuntarily have a domineering superiority when negotiating deals with their business partners, making many partners dissatisfied. For them, building human relationships was difficult.
The developnt company affiliated with Longteng Group could not handle the banks, so she herself, the Chairwoman of the Board, had to co forward to build ties, hoping to get the loan.
Although she wanted to spill the red wine in her hand on the face of Chairman Zhu, with a flirtatious smile, she knew that she could not be too impulsive.
Ninghai was a city which did not like outsiders. If Longteng Group wanted to have a foothold in Ninghai, it could not avoid working with the Industry Association.
In fact, the Industry Association could not force the companies to do anything. It had made Ninghai’s local real estate developers beco one body, so offending them was equal to offending all the local real estate developers in Ninghai.
Even if the project of the Fuxing Road Old Area could get their loan in ti and start on schedule, if the Industry Association deliberately worked against Longteng Group, the suppliers of cent, stone, yellow sand, steel bars and other building materials would make trouble once the Association gave them hints. Then, the developnt would not go smoothly.
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